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The Right to a Fair Hearing and Legal Representation of the Indigents: A Case Study of Legal Aid Scheme in Kano State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The idea of legal aid in Nigeria was first conceived in 1961 with a Bill to establish the Legal Aid Act, which did not materialize as a result of the civil war. Legal Aid Association was formed by some lawyers with the purpose of providing legal aid to the poor, culminating in to the promulgation of the Legal Aid Decree no. 56 of 1976, which metamorphose in to the present Legal Aid Act 2011.In order to assess the state of legal aid scheme in Kano State with a view to ascertaining the...

A Critical Analysis of the Law on Sexual Harassment in Uganda; A Case of Uganda Prisons

ABSTRACT The study critically analyzed the law of sexual harassment in Uganda taking a case study of Uganda prisons Luzila, A central feature of sexual harassment in the workplace is that it essentially involves two sides of a coin, that is to say, an impairment of dignity, self esteem, self worth, respect, individual autonomy, and equality from a positive aspect and freedom from insult, degrading treatment, disrespect, abuse of trust and unfair discrimination from a negative aspect. The...

An Analysis of the Law Relating to the Presidential Elections in the Realization of Democracy in Uganda; A Case Study of the 2016 Presidential Elections.

ABSTRACT This study titled An Analysis of the Law Relating to the Presidential Elections in Realization of Democracy in Uganda was carried out in Uganda, with specific aims of examining laws relating to the presidential elections and ascertaining whether the presidential elections laws are free and fair enough in as far as presidential elections are concerned, to critically analyze the effectiveness of the legal frame work of the elections in the regulation of the presidential elections,...

The Impact of the Legal Investment Regime in Uganda in Attracting and Facilitating Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi).

ABSTRACT By bridging the gap between domestic savings and investment and bringing the latest technology and management know-how from developed countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) can play important role in achieving rapid economic growth in the developing Uganda. The fact is that FDI mostly flows towards the developed countries and only a small portion of FDI flows to a limited number of developing countries. Thus, Uganda almost fails to attract a handsome amount of FDI. Using critical...

The Law and Its Effectiveness as a Deterrence Mechanism of Crime in the Criminal Justice System of Uganda. A Case Study of Ala Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ........................................................................................................................ iAPPROVAL. ............................................................................................................................ .iiDEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................

The Effects of Culture On Gender Discrimination of Women in Uganda: Case Study of Ruteete Subcounty, Kabarole District.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:APPROVALDEDICATION’ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS’ ivTABLE OF CONTENTS’LIST OF STATUTES USED: viiCHAPTER ONE: 11:0 INTRODUCTION: 11:1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: 21:2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 31:3:0 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 51:3:1 General objective 51:4: SCOPE OF THE STUDY 51:4:1 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 51:4:2 RESEARCH DESIGN 51:5:0 SAMPLE SIZE 61:5:1 DATA COLLECTION METHODS 6CHAPTER TWO 72.0 LITERATURE REVIEW: 72.1 ‘The Humanistic Tradition:’ 82...

The Efficacy of the Law On Protection of HIV/AIDS Victims in Uganda.

ABSTRACT The study was about the study is the examine the efficacy of the law on protection of HVIAIDS Victims in Uganda, the study objectives were to establish the knowledge levels of HIV prevention among leaders in Kampala District, to establish HIVIAIDS prevention measures undertaken by leadership in Central, Kampala District and to identifY what is being done to Address Problems in Ugandan Law Relevant to HIVIAIDS. The study findings are inadequate HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and by the...

Rights of Women to Property, A Case Study of Isingiro District, Uganda,

ABSTRACT This reserach was based on examination of the rights of women to property. It was based on three specific objectives; to illustrate the law governing protection of women's rights to property ownership in Isingiro district, to examine the effectiveness of mechanisms of enforcing women's rights in Isingiro district and examination of the strategies to be employed in enforcing women's rights towards property ownership in Uganda. The study was · ·. based on a doctrinal research methodo...

Bail Practice in Uganda: A Critical Analysis of the Law in the Magistrate Courts and High Court

ABSTRACT This dissertation entails the right to bail as one of the fundamental rights that are stipulated under Article 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 as amended. The research is intended to critically examine whether the right to bail as enshrined in the constitution has been practically administered in the courts of law, by examining the legal machinery aimed at protecting and enforcing these rights and how the state has contributed to its enforcement among others. Th...

An Assessment of the Law Relating to Unfair Termination of Employment Contract in Uganda

ABSTRACT The research was based on analysis of the law relating to unfair termination of employment contract in Uganda. li was based on five chapters where chapter one Involved the introductlon~ background to the study, scope, signifinance, literature review and the methodology that was used to conduct the research. Chapter two was based on assessment of the legal framework on termination of employment contracts in Uganda; chapter three examined the challenges faced by employees under employm...

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Examination of the Letter of Credit and the Fraud Exception Principle

ABSTRACT The study was carried out on the examination of the letter of credit and the fi'aud exception principle. In this case the research expounded the documentary credits and its effectiveness in relation to the prescribed laws and the provisions of the conventions against the documentary credits. A letter of credit is a financial device developed by merchants as a convenient and relatively safe mode of dealing with sales of goods to satisfy the seemingly irreconcilable interests of the se...

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"A Legal Analysis of the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol and Its Relevance to Uganda with Specific Emphasis On the Clean Development Mechanism"

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Dispensation of Justice at the Grassroots. A Case Study of the Local Council Courts in Uganda ·

ABSTRACT The quest for justice by mankind is a very old phenomenon that has existed since time immemorial. A majority of people in Uganda have always perceived justice as meant for only those with a high social standing in society and thus far away from them. However, the NRM government from the time of its inception has always purposed at bringing Justice closer to the poor. One of the avenues justice is being dispensed at the grassroots is through local council courts, major focus of this s...

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Impact of the Enacted Laws on Alcoholic Drinks on Kenyas Economic, Social and Political Setting

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Investigation into Imbalanced Human Rights Towards a Multi-Party System of Governance in Uganda Since 1986

ABSTRACT The study is an exploratory design carried out in Uganda, which sought to; examine the role of the various human rights defenders in promoting equality in multiparty governance in Uganda; to investigate the cause of human rights imbalances experienced in multiparty governance in Uganda since 1986; and examining the efficacy of the law in countering human rights imbalances in Uganda. The study relied on qualitative methods of data collection and analysis to generate data. Study findin...

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